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September 5, 1927: Last-place Red Sox beat the Yankees, 12-11, in 18 innings

January 10, 2024

The 1927 New York Yankees were a legendary team. The “Murderers’…

August 4, 1931: Rookie Vince Barton slams two homers to power Cubs over Reds

January 10, 2024

Just four years after playing sandlot ball in Toronto, highly-touted…

May 26, 1964: Despite Jim King’s cycle, Senators score just two runs and Red Sox rally for walk-off win

January 10, 2024

In 1964 Johnny Pesky, longtime Boston Red Sox star, was in his…

May 24, 1971: Vermont Catamounts win final game, go extinct after 79 seasons

January 10, 2024

The first years of the 1970s were turbulent ones on American…

September 10, 1991: Rookie Pete Schourek’s 1-hitter leads Mets past Expos

January 10, 2024

After finishing July 1991 in second place in the National League…

June 11, 2004: Phillies defeat Twins in their first regular-season game at the Metrodome

January 10, 2024

The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in downtown Minneapolis became…

April 20, 2022: Shohei Ohtani makes history by batting twice before throwing a pitch as Angels blank Astros

January 10, 2024

The 29,049 fans who came to Minute Maid Park to cheer for the…

Walter Appleton

January 10, 2024

As a minority-stake member of the Metropolitan Exhibition Company…

Chet Nichols

January 9, 2024

Right-handed pitcher Chet Nichols Sr. showed tremendous promise…

Dick Ruthven

January 9, 2024

In the spring of 1973 Dick Ruthven achieved a rare baseball feat.…

This Week in SABR: January 5, 2024

January 5, 2024

Welcome to “This Week in SABR! on Friday, January 5, 2024.…

July 3, 1877: Louisville’s Charley Snyder becomes first major leaguer to wear a catcher’s mask

January 4, 2024

Invented by Harvard College baseball nine captain Fred Thayer,…

April 30, 1887: Tip O’Neill homers twice and hits for the cycle as St. Louis Browns bash Cleveland Blues

January 4, 2024

The American Association was already two weeks into its 1887…

May 16, 1950: Ted Williams, Vern Stephens combine for 4 homers and all the runs

January 4, 2024

It was a Tuesday afternoon at Ted Williams’s favorite homer…

Joan Payson (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

July 25, 1969: Maine gets a glimpse of Mets’ ‘miracle’

January 4, 2024

It was an unusual news story in a summer full of them. In the…

June 18, 2010: Chase Utley, Ryan Howard lead charge as Phillies score early and often against Twins

January 4, 2024

The 2010 Philadelphia Phillies had plummeted in the National…

July 26, 2022: Luis García’s ‘called shot’ home run secures Davey Martinez’s 300th win

January 4, 2024

The 53,302 fans at Dodger Stadium for Clayton Kershaw Bobblehead…

In Memoriam: Larry McCray

January 3, 2024

When Larry McCray, one of the foremost historians of baseball’s…

2024 SABR Analytics: Baseball Prospectus Founders Panel

January 3, 2024

Join us at the SABR Analytics Conference on March 8-10, 2024,…

Bob Bailey at the 2023 Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Conference in Cooperstown (Photo: Dixie Tourangeau)

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January 2, 2024

Registration is now open for the 15th annual SABR Frederick Ivor-Campbell…

This Week in SABR: December 22, 2023

December 22, 2023

Welcome to “This Week in SABR!” Click here to view this…

Buddy Bell (2023)

September 15, 1884: White Stockings outshine Eclipse at Louisville’s ‘lit’ Southern Exposition

December 20, 2023

The social calendars for many a Louisvillian in the mid-1880s…

May 10, 1955: Don Newcombe faces the minimum and one-hits the Cubs

December 20, 2023

“He looms over the batter, brings his hands up over his head…

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September 5, 1927: Last-place Red Sox beat the Yankees, 12-11, in 18 innings

August 4, 1931: Rookie Vince Barton slams two homers to power Cubs over Reds

May 26, 1964: Despite Jim King’s cycle, Senators score just two runs and Red Sox rally for walk-off win

May 24, 1971: Vermont Catamounts win final game, go extinct after 79 seasons

September 10, 1991: Rookie Pete Schourek’s 1-hitter leads Mets past Expos

June 11, 2004: Phillies defeat Twins in their first regular-season game at the Metrodome

April 20, 2022: Shohei Ohtani makes history by batting twice before throwing a pitch as Angels blank Astros

Walter Appleton

Chet Nichols

Dick Ruthven

This Week in SABR: January 5, 2024

July 3, 1877: Louisville’s Charley Snyder becomes first major leaguer to wear a catcher’s mask

April 30, 1887: Tip O’Neill homers twice and hits for the cycle as St. Louis Browns bash Cleveland Blues

May 16, 1950: Ted Williams, Vern Stephens combine for 4 homers and all the runs

July 25, 1969: Maine gets a glimpse of Mets’ ‘miracle’

June 18, 2010: Chase Utley, Ryan Howard lead charge as Phillies score early and often against Twins

July 26, 2022: Luis García’s ‘called shot’ home run secures Davey Martinez’s 300th win

In Memoriam: Larry McCray

2024 SABR Analytics: Baseball Prospectus Founders Panel

Register now for the 2024 SABR Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Conference

This Week in SABR: December 22, 2023

Buddy Bell (2023)

September 15, 1884: White Stockings outshine Eclipse at Louisville’s ‘lit’ Southern Exposition

May 10, 1955: Don Newcombe faces the minimum and one-hits the Cubs

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